Which to use
“haja” and “hão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,327
- “haja” frequency rank
- #24,033
- “hão” frequency rank
- 26360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haja | hão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo haver | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo haver |
Letter map: haja vs hão
Shared letters muted; letters that set haja and hão apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. haja runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hão's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - haja / hão
haja and hão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haja is recorded at frequency rank #2,327, classified as averb. hão is at rank #24,033, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26360, this pair ranks #42,819 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haja vs hão
Shared letters: h. Private to "haja": aj. Private to "hão": oã.
"haja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hão" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- haja ← ahja · haaj · hajja · hhaja · hjaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "haja" and "hão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "haja" vs "hão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "haja" and "hão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "haja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,819 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haja" and "hão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hão vs hui". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #42,819 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.